Toho Animation announced that Spy x Family gets Season 4 and a second anime movie in 2027, continuing the television anime of Tatsuya Endo’s manga series [4]. The news broke during the Spy x Family Anime Extra Mission II event on Sunday, where staff revealed a teaser visual showing the Forger family [1]. Both releases follow roughly one year after the third season wrapped in late December 2025 [4].
Announcement at Extra Mission II
The announcement brought together voice actors and staff to celebrate the ongoing television series. During the stage presentation, organizers confirmed that Wit Studio and CloverWorks will return to handle animation duties together for the upcoming fourth season [1]. The two studios have shared animation tasks since the series began in 2022 [3]. Official channels released a teaser visual showing the Forgers out in town [4].
Details about the exact broadcast window within 2027 remain unannounced [4]. The dual project plan surprised attendees who didn’t expect a feature film in the same year as new television episodes, especially since Toho hasn’t confirmed whether both releases will debut in the same season or arrive in different halves of the calendar year [5]. Toho followed a comparable path in 2023. That year, twelve television episodes broadcast in the autumn before the first film debuted in Japanese theaters in December [2]. It’s a release plan that gives artists room to work on both stories. The teaser visual shows Loid, Yor, Anya, and Bond walking together as loose newspaper pages drift through the air above them [4].
Crunchyroll streamed previous television seasons with subtitles and dubs in multiple languages [1]. Crunchyroll also carries the first movie, giving subscribers access to fifty television episodes in total [4]. In the official synopsis, Twilight must “procure both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school” while keeping his secret identity hidden [2].
Behind the Spy x Family Production Team
The creative lineup introduces notable shifts in leadership roles [1]. Yasuhiro Akamatsu steps up as director, replacing Season 3 director Yukiko Imai [5]. Akamatsu previously worked as a Spy x Family Season 3 episode director and now takes full charge of the television series. Hiroki Shinagawa, credited with Lazarus sub character design, joins as assistant director to help coordinate episode storyboards [1].
Writing duties also transition to new hands for the upcoming fourth season [1]. Aya Takaha, recognized for Mahoutsukai no Yome script work, takes over series composition from third-season writer Rino Yamazaki [5]. Assistant series composition will be handled by Youko Yonaiyama, who contributed to Yubisaki to Renren. On character design, Satoshi Kadowaki of Bubble joins returning designer Kazuaki Shimada to draw the cast for television screens [1].
Project organizers announced several other department heads who are taking on new responsibilities for the fourth season. Satoshi Hashimoto will oversee color design after working on Koukaku Kidoutai (TV), while Ichirou Tatsuta of Haikyuu!! serves as the new art director. The art setting department combines the experience of Kazuo Nagai, who was art director on Noragami, Yifei Lu from Shin Samurai-den Yaiba, and Tomoaki Okada, who worked on Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo. Photography direction falls to Akane Fushihara of Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with Akari Saitou handling editing and Shouji Hata returning as sound director. These appointments refresh the creative unit while keeping core animation at Wit Studio and CloverWorks [1].
Second Theatrical Film Planned for 2027
The greenlight for a second theatrical movie builds on the box office record set by Spy x Family Code: White in late 2023 [4]. Debuting in Japanese theaters in December 2023, the first film topped the domestic box office in its opening weekend and went on to generate over 6.2 billion yen in Japan, an amount equal to roughly 40.2 million dollars [1]. Crunchyroll brought it to North America. That theatrical run opened in American cinemas in April 2024 to expand the audience overseas [2]. Creator Tatsuya Endo supervised that original story, which followed the Forgers on a winter trip that spiraled into military espionage. The ticket sales proved that moviegoers would support original feature-length missions as well as television broadcasts [4].
Reviewers and audiences responded warmly to that first cinematic release. On Rotten Tomatoes, Code: White holds a 94% Fresh score from critics and a 97% audience rating on the Popcornmeter. The plot centered on Anya’s school cooking test, where she searched for a rare sweet to earn a Stella Star and assist Operation Strix [4].
Producers haven’t announced whether the 2027 film will tell an original story or adapt manga chapters. Recent theatrical hits like Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc show how Japanese studios adapt canonical manga storylines for theaters. Other major productions are following suit, with One Piece Film: God Valley scheduled for summer 2027 and One Piece Film: Baad slated for 2029 [4].
Broadcast History and Returning Voice Cast
The anime first arrived on Japanese television screens in April 2022, dividing its debut broadcast run into two separate split cours that reached a total of 25 episodes [3]. A second season followed in October 2023 with twelve episodes [2]. The third season broadcast 13 episodes before finishing its run on December 27, 2025. Crunchyroll streams all fifty episodes for international viewers [4].
The core vocal cast will return to reprise their roles in the upcoming projects. Takuya Eguchi stars as secret agent Twilight. Posing under the psychiatrist persona Loid Forger to carry out Operation Strix, he balances undercover missions with domestic family life while living with telepathic orphan Anya, voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki, and assassin Yor, played by Saori Hayami. Anya hides her mind-reading abilities to keep the home intact. Kenichiro Matsuda voices both the prophetic dog Bond and the narrator. Their vocal chemistry drives the balance between domestic comedy and secret agent tension [3].
Supporting cast members also return to round out the social circles of Ostania and Westalis. Hiroyuki Yoshino voices Twilight’s informant Franky Franklin, while Yuko Kaida plays his handler Sylvia Sherwood. Kazuhiro Yamaji returns as housemaster Henry Henderson. Kensho Ono voices Yor’s brother Yuri Briar, joined by Natsumi Fujiwara as Damian Desmond and Emiri Kato as Becky Blackbell. Ayane Sakura also returns as agent Fiona Frost [3].
How the Manga Informs Spy x Family Adaptations
Tatsuya Endo launched the original Spy x Family manga on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ digital platform on March 25, 2019 [5]. The series quickly built strong readership, leading Shueisha to publish compiled book volumes on regular cycles [2]. On November 4, Shueisha released the 18th compiled volume in Japan [1]. Overseas readers follow chapters through Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service [2].
English publisher Viz Media licensed the manga in October 2019 and added digital chapters to its Shonen Jump subscription app [2]. Viz published the 16th English volume in print on September 1, keeping English-language readers close to the Japanese release pacing [1]. Strong print sales in North America drew broader cultural notice, leading The New York Times to rank Spy x Family on its monthly graphic books bestseller list. That retail momentum helped turn the comedy into one of the most recognizable manga properties in international bookstores. Readers can track how future anime episodes align with serialized story chapters.
Beyond the printed page, the series expanded into live-action stage musicals in Japan. The first musical ran from March to May 2023, while a sequel show ran from September to December 2025. Titled SPY×FAMILY 2: Bakudan Inu-hen & Gōka Kyakusen-hen, the second stage musical adapted the Doggy Bomb and Luxury Cruise Ship arcs at Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall. The touring cast performed at Hakataza Theater in Fukuoka, with scheduled performances at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Misono-za in Nagoya, and Yamagin Prefectural Hall in Yamagata [2]. These live adaptations ran as Wit Studio and CloverWorks prepared their animation pipeline for 2027 [1].
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